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Anyone who decides to pack up a bag and move abroad is often met with any number of questions about their new home. Things like how to get around on public transport, how to make new friends and what destinations to explore are just some…
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Image: Wikimedia/Creative Comms Since announcing his presidential candidacy in the United States last month, real estate magnate, Donald Trump, has faced quite the controversy, and not just surrounding the state of his hairpiece. He recently made comments during a public address about illegal Mexican immigrants,…
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Friends, I would like to introduce you to Jade Longelin. She’s a French world traveller who grew up in America and has lived in numerous parts of the world including Spain, Luxembourg and now Colombia. Her long-term relationship with a local from Bogota has seen…
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Image: Martin St Amant/wikimedia Oh, Colombia. You have stolen many a foreigner’s heart. The hospitality, the food, the warm smiles, the warmer weather, the parties, the idyllic regions dotted around the place. People from around the world are flocking to the country, deciding to travel…
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Image: katyveldhorst/pixabay Before travelling to any new destination abroad, it’s definitely worth doing some research and seeing whether any vaccinations and immunisations are suggested before you take off. I’m organising a trip to Colombia at the moment and it dawned on me that I hadn’t…
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Image: Edgar Zuniga Jr./Flickr I’m planning a trip to Colombia at the moment, and I’ve been concerning myself with things like where to stay, what activities we’re going to do while we’re there, what cities and towns we want to visit. But my boyfriend asked…
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If you haven’t yet familiarised yourself with Victoria Kellaway and her blog Banana Skin Flip Flops, do yourself a favour and click here. Save the link, add it to your favourites, do whatever you need to do. I’ll give you a minute to get yourself…
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Image: Luis Jou Garcia/Flickr A few friends of mine in Colombia have started having children recently, so with the Copa America 2015 kicking off this week I have seen a bunch of photos of super adorable kids kitted out in their coolest tricolor t-shirts. It…
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The first time I attempted to learn Spanish was in Spain. I went to a school in Granada. I lived with a host family, a German Sheppard and a white fluffy cat. I befriended the cat (and the rest of the household, too, of course)…
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Image: xmascarol/Flickr I was chatting to a friend from Bogota the other day and she said that the way Colombians invite people to experience their country is through food. They invite you over dinner and share a delicious meal with you. They cook carefully-crafted meals…
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Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you all to hotelier, radio show host, author and journalist, Richard McColl. But, if you’ve lived or travelled through Colombia, or had any interest in the country recently, then surely you already know who Richard is. He…
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Image: Michael Melters/Flickr Cali is the salsa capital of the world. It’s where fast-footed dancers perform in glitzy shows like Delirio. But if getting loose, swivelling your hips and tapping your toes to salsa beats sounds just about as fun as passing a kidney stone,…
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Image: Bogota Foodie/Bogota Food Tours I can hardly believe it but next year will be my 10-year anniversary since the first time I travelled and lived in Colombia. December of 2006 was my first ever Colombian Christmas, it was the first time I had a…
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Image: David Skankbone/Flickr Santa Marta, Cartagena and San Andres, they’re the sorts of places people generally go when in search of some great beaches in Colombia. But there are so, so many more. Here are 10 beautiful beaches in Colombia you should put on your…
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Travel doesn’t just have to be about seeing sites, checking off a list of must-see cities and taking the perfect shot. So often it’s the people that leave the greatest mark on us. For those looking to leave a positive mark during your travels, perhaps…
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